Standing Board for Children

ABSTRACT

This invention is a Standing board for prams, which is fastened to a pram with fastening beams that protrude from the Standing board and that have means for fastening to the pram on their outer ends. The fastening beams ( 4, 5 ) point forward in the Standing board&#39;s normal direction of movement and are basically parallel with it. They are also adjustable in a right angle to the movement direction, mounted on the forward edge of the Standing board with their fastenings ( 8, 9 ), which have means for retaining the fastenings in their adjusted position on the Standing board ( 1 ). The fastening beams are mounted in a manner that allows them to be twisted in the fastenings for adjustment of their angle relative to the supporting area.

This invention is a Standing board for children's prams, which can be used in connection with most current pram designs.

Standing boards are used for prams primarily to make it possible for an additional child to be transported with the pram. In addition a Standing board can be used for the transport of goods. The Standing board is fixed to the pram with beams that reach from the Standing board to suitable fastening points on the pram. In order to facilitate connection to as many types of pram on the market as possible, the beams are adjustable to fit the fastening points. The present invention is a Standing board of this adjustable type.

The purpose of the present invention is to facilitate a simple adjustment of the fastening beams so the Standing board can be utilised for a large variety of pram designs. According to the invention, this is achieved with a Standing board that is fastened to the pram with fastening beams that reach from the Standing board and has a means for fastening to the pram on the far end of the beams. The fastening beams are aligned in the direction of the Standing board's normal direction of movement and are basically parallel to the Standing board itself and are adjustable in a right angle to the movement direction. It is also mounted on the forward edge of the Standing board with devices to maintain the beams in their set positions. The fastening beams can be adjusted along the forward edge of the Standing board, i.e. across the preconceived movement direction of the Standing board. The angle of the fastening beams related to the Standing board is fixed and depends only on the angle of the front of the Standing board in relation to the supporting surface to be used for transport. In order to facilitate adjustment to different pram designs the fastening beams are designed to be able to be twisted in the fastening points for adjustment of their angle against the supporting surface of the Standing board.

The particularities of the invention are described in the patent claims.

The following is a detailed description of the invention with references to the included illustrations, which shows an example of its design.

FIG. 1 shows a Standing board according to the invention described above.

FIG. 2 shows a Standing board in FIG. 1 seen at an angle from below.

The Standing board has a supporting board or area 1 with a supporting surface 14 for the child or the goods to be transported. Under the board are two wheels 2, 3, which can rotate around their respective axles and twist around their fastenings in an axle at a right angle to the supporting area. In the front of the supporting area 14 is an edge 15, which is mounted at an angle in relation to the supporting area. Two guides 10, 11 are raised in relation to the otherwise level surface of the edge. The beam fastenings 8, 9 are connected to the edge and together with the clamps 12 and 13 will grip a major portion of the edge. Using the clamps, the supporting beams are locked sideways after having been adjusted to the desired width for the pram to which the Standing board is to be mounted. The fastening beams 4, 5 are mounted in the outer end and can be locked in their adjusted positions. The direction of movement of the fastening beams and the fastenings, which can be twisted, are shown in FIG. 1 with bidirectional arrows 16, 17. At the outer end of the fastening beams there are means 6, 7, which can also be twisted for connection of the Standing board to the pram. 

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 2. The standing board according to claim 5 wherein the fastening beams (4, 5) are able to be twisted in their fastening and can be locked in their adjusted positions for setting the angle towards the supporting area of the Standing board.
 3. The standing board according to claim 5 characterised in that said edge is mounted forward and upwards at an angle in relation to the supporting area.
 4. The standing board according to claim 5 wherein the edge includes a generally level surface and one or more guides protruding from the generally level surface.
 5. A Standing board attachable to a pram; the standing board including a supporting area having an edge at a front of the supporting area; fastening beams mounted to and extending from said edge in the normal movement direction of the Standing board and basically parallel with the Standing board; said fastening beams having means at outer ends thereof for fastening to the pram and fastenings at an opposite end for mounting the fastening beams to the edge; the fastenings allowing for adjustment of the fastenings along the edge in a straight angle against the forward movement direction of the Standing board; said fastenings comprising means to fix the fastenings in its adjusted position on the Standing board. 